Two months ago, on March 16, the D.C. Circuit issued a notice on “Preferred Typefaces for Briefs,” in which the court explicitly “discourage[d] the use of Garamond” because it “appears smaller” and is ...

Legal Research and Writing (LRW) introduces students to the fundamentals of the legal system, structure of law-making bodies, sources of law; provides hands-on experiences in using legal analysis, ...

Good legal writing is a lot more than simply getting the law right. The year 2025 has been a very busy one for me in terms of drafting legal briefs on some issue or another. This means that not only ...

Even small grammatical errors, like a misplaced comma, can lead to multimillion-dollar consequences in legal cases. The book offers a source for lawyers and judges to reference when deciding how they ...

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Legal writing plays a crucial role in both academic and professional legal practice. Whether drafting journal articles, case notes, opinion letters, or court documents, the ability to convey legal ...

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